From the French ‘shoulder strap’. Any mate where the checkmated King stands at the edge of the board and is flanked by two defending pieces that bar its escape.
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Quotes of the Day
Time trouble is blunder time.
Alexander Kotov
Ten years ago I said that 2010 would be the end, chess would be exhausted. But it is not true, chess will not die so quickly.
Vishy Anand 2008
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
Savielly Tartakower
When you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
He has weaknesses, as everyone does, but far fewer than those around him.
Veselin Topalov 2016